Aural and Visual Language Comparisons

[Charles Butler]

Perhaps one should consider the concept of "space and time indicators in aural and visual languages"

Almost all of the Western languages have a concept of  "here", "there", "yonder", and "way out yonder". 

1) Do the signed languages under consideration divide space in the same manner, or into more parcels.

Almost all of the Western languages have time concepts, both imbedded in a verb "imbed +  past" or independent "tomorrow".  

1) Do the signed languages under consideration incorporate time into the verbal equivalent or is it an independent variable.

Will this help clarify the discussion on aural and visual languages for grammar not articulators? 
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